All Souls Unitarian Church
969 episodes - English - Latest episode: 28 days ago - ★★★★★ - 52 ratingsSermons delivered at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, OK.
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'The Sky's Not the Limit' - A sermon by Rev. Barbara Prose
May 24, 2015 15:00 - 29 minutes - 52.3 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, May 24, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Barbara Prose, Executive Director of Ministry. SERMON DESCRIPTION In the movie Her, a man falls in love with his operating system. In the movie Ex Machina, a man is murdered by the robot or Artificial Intelligence he created. We ourselves, seem programmed to push technology and consciousness to the limit, or even beyond the limit. As the reality of robots and virtual realities permeate ...
'Transcending Loss' - A message by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar
May 17, 2015 16:30 - 27 minutes - 50.3 MBThe message was delivered on Sunday, May 17, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. MESSAGE DESCRIPTION On May 3rd, I mentioned the laughter, play and joyfulness in my home these days. I contrasted that with the weeks and months following my daughter’s death in 2006. There was a time when I wondered if we would ever feel joy again. Wondered if the cold, stale air of grief would ever be blown away by the fresh winds of a renewal an...
'Transcendence: Going and Living Beyond and Besides' - A sermon by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson
May 17, 2015 16:30 - 30 minutes - 55.1 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, May 17, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson, Guest Minister. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: VIEW ON YOUTUBE: SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH OTHER VIDEOS: GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: Twitter: All Souls Church Website:
Mother's Day Homily by Rev. Barbara Prose
May 10, 2015 15:30 - 16 minutes - 23.3 MBThe homily was delivered on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Barbara Prose, Executive Director of Ministry. HOMILY DESCRIPTION To build community, a few times a year we bring all three Sunday services together for a celebration. Mother’s Day is one of those Sundays. It is also our annual flower communion service. You are asked to bring a flower to church to place in a central bouquet and you will be invited to take someone else’s flower home with...
'Go Beyond Belief' - A sermon by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar
May 03, 2015 15:00 - 20 minutes - 37.1 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, May 3, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION For many people religion is about belief. At All Souls we care more about what someone does than what that person believes. What good is it if a person believes, or says he believes, something, but acts in ways that are unkind, miserly, or self-aggrandizing? Supposedly, most people today ascribe to the beliefs of one of the major r...
'Creating New Personal & Powerful Realities' - A sermon by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson
April 26, 2015 16:30 - 33 minutes - 75.4 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, April 26, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson, Guest Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Transformation, from its Greek origin means, transfiguration. It is actually changing the way you figure things out or how you figure into things. It is paying attention to the way you feel, and then choosing thoughts about you, that feel the very best. This is the way you manage your own vibration, which means you are controlli...
'Truth Transforms' - A sermon by Rev. Barbara Prose
April 12, 2015 16:30 - 39 minutes - 70.6 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, April 12, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Barbara Prose, Executive Director of Ministry. SERMON DESCRIPTION What did John mean when he said the truth will set us free? Did he mean some absolute, religious truth? Some scientific, unifying theory of everything? Or did he mean, that when we claim our own story and make meaning from telling the truth of our own lives, then we are not only emulating Jesus but setting each other fr...
Easter Message by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar
April 05, 2015 16:30 - 13 minutes - 24.2 MBThe homily was delivered on Sunday, April 5, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: VIEW ON YOUTUBE: SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH OTHER VIDEOS: GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: Twitter: All Souls Church Website:
'Our Heritage: Love Your Enemies' - A reflection by Floretta Reed
March 30, 2015 04:30 - 10 minutes - 18.6 MBThe reflection was delivered on Sunday, March 29, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Floretta Reed, Member. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: VIEW ON YOUTUBE: SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH OTHER VIDEOS: GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: Twitter: All Souls Church Website:
'Our Heritage: White Power & Black Backlash' - A homily by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar
March 29, 2015 16:30 - 10 minutes - 19.6 MBThe homily was delivered on Sunday, March 29, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: VIEW ON YOUTUBE: SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH OTHER VIDEOS: GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: Twitter: All Souls Church Website:
'Our Heritage: Integrating Tulsa Schools' - A reflection by Nancy McDonald
March 29, 2015 15:00 - 21 minutes - 40 MBThe reflection was delivered on Sunday, March 29, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Nancy McDonald, Member. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: VIEW ON YOUTUBE: SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH OTHER VIDEOS: GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: Twitter: All Souls Church Website:
'Broken Record Breakthroughs' - A message by David Ruffin
March 22, 2015 16:30 - 30 minutes - 56.4 MBThe message was delivered on Sunday, March 22, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by David Ruffin, Resident Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Ever feel like you’re spinning on a broken record? Overcoming great challenges, working through pain and loss, only to find yourself tripped back up by brokenness all over again? ...It gets pretty tiring, to say the least. At some point most of us have probably felt like finding a way off the turn table or calling upon some envisioned ma...
'The New Day' - A sermon by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar
March 22, 2015 15:00 - 22 minutes - 41.4 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, March 22, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION We call it, “the break of dawn” or “the break of a new day “ There is an interesting connection between breaking and newness. We cut the ribbon to dedicate a new building. We smash champagne over the bow of a new boat. Jews break a glass during the wedding ceremony and it is a tradition in the US to cut a cake as part of a marri...
'Broken But Not Destroyed... Picking Up the Pieces' - A sermon by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson
March 15, 2015 16:30 - 46 minutes - 84.6 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson, Guest Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Have you ever felt fractured or damaged and no longer in one piece or in working order? If you want to effect substantial change in your life experience, you must think thoughts that feel different as you think them. You are not what you believe, you are what you think about what you believe. “We are troubled on every side, yet ...
'Breaking the American Family Open: Our New Family' - A sermon by Rev. Barbara Prose
March 15, 2015 15:00 - 26 minutes - 47.9 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Barbara Prose, Executive Director of Ministry. SERMON DESCRIPTION Our families are changing. More unmarried couples are raising children, more gay and lesbian couples are raising children, more single women are having children, more people are living together without getting married, more mothers of young children are working outside the home, more people of different races are marryi...
'Broken Open At Last!' - A sermon by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar
March 01, 2015 17:30 - 28 minutes - 52.2 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, March 1, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION “When you are broken open you get to discover for the first time what is inside you.” —Bryant McGill In March we launch a new theme: “Brokenness”. Life is beautiful, but it is also full of broken hearts, broken promises, broken vows, broken bones, broken families, broken relationships, and brokenness of all kinds. Much of life’s ...
'Ordinary Problems: A Christian Universalist Perspective' - A sermon by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar
February 22, 2015 17:30 - 27 minutes - 50.4 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION ”How could we forget those ancient myths that stand at the beginning of all races, the myths about dragons that at the last moment are transformed into princesses? Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is...
'The Power of a Positive No' - A sermon by Rev. Barbara Prose
February 22, 2015 16:00 - 31 minutes - 58.7 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Barbara Prose, Executive Director of Ministry. SERMON DESCRIPTION Every parent of a two-year-old knows the power of “No.” But so did Rosa Parks, Mahatma Gandhi, and the writers of our country’s Declaration of Independence. No, I will not give up my seat. No, I will not follow a law that deprives the poorest of the poor of the most basic of human needs. No, I will not pay taxes to a...
'Justice From Within' - A sermon by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson
February 15, 2015 17:30 - 34 minutes - 63.9 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, February 15, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson, Guest Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Justice is not necessarily a reference to legal concepts of jurisprudence. In a more conscientious way, justice simply means: the quality of being fair and reasonable. We don’t need a court of law to realize this in spirit, rather we need a transformation of mind and heart. The law cannot infuse justice into the heart and sou...
'Ordinary Problems' - A sermon by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar
February 15, 2015 16:00 - 23 minutes - 43.6 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, February 15, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION ”How could we forget those ancient myths that stand at the beginning of all races, the myths about dragons that at the last moment are transformed into princesses? Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is...
'Hands Up!' - A message by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar and Friends
February 01, 2015 16:00 - 35 minutes - 65.3 MBThe message was delivered on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Nicole Ogundare, Jane Newman, Louie Rojas, Rev. Gerald Davis. SERMON DESCRIPTION Certain moments in life feel so profound when they happen that they are sometimes described as sacred or holy. A series of moments like that occurred for 140 All Souls members, at the same time, on Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. I’m pretty certain it caught all of us by surprise....
'Just Add Love... and Stir' - A sermon by David Ruffin
January 25, 2015 17:30 - 32 minutes - 58.9 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, January 25, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by David Ruffin, Resident Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION There is very little hardship in the recipe of our lived experience, which cannot be transformed with the ingredient of love. As water is to the flourishing of biological life, so is love to the flourishing of our relationship with life and with one another. Yet often we may celebrate love without trusting that love is really for us – r...
'Love and Sex, IV: Balance' - A sermon by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar
January 25, 2015 16:00 - 22 minutes - 41 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, January 25, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION "Religious proselytizers who rant against sex, and the sexual libertarians who claim the right to do anything at all to their own bodies, and sometimes to other people’s as well, make strange bedfellows. But both groups demonstrate in their different ways, that they believe sexuality exists as something separate from the rest ...
'What's Love Got to Do with It?' - A sermon by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson
January 18, 2015 17:30 - 37 minutes - 67.9 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, January 18, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson, Guest Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION There is a marked difference between having sex and making love. Eros and romantic Love has a sacred connection to sex and sensuality, that is stronger than lust and physical desire however, sex itself can be experienced and enjoyed without love and/or emotion. Sex happens thru the animal sentient of human instinct and can occ...
'Love or Perish' - A sermon by Rev. Barbara Prose
January 18, 2015 16:00 - 31 minutes - 58.6 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, January 18, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Barbara Prose, Executive Director of Ministry. SERMON DESCRIPTION As stories and scenes of violence flood the media and our minds: • cartoonists of political satire are shot and killed at work, • unarmed black men are shot and strangled on our streets by white police officers, • journalists are beheaded and video recordings of their murders are broadcast on the internet, • a 10 year...
'Love, Sex, & Marriage' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar)
January 11, 2015 17:30 - 26 minutes - 48 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, January 11, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Before getting married, a couple is wise to make sure they are in agreement about whether their marriage is founded on love or Love. Love with a capital “L” denotes a relationship that is a part of a spiritual path that is connected to one’s highest ideals. By some accounts, the very things that make a marriage strong are thin...
'This is Me Trying to Live For Real' - (Dr. Anthony Pinn)
January 11, 2015 17:30 - 48 minutes - 89.5 MBThe message was delivered on Sunday, January 11, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Dr. Anthony Pinn, Guest Speaker. SERMON DESCRIPTION As promised, we have been bringing nationally renowned Humanist speakers to deliver the message at The Point in 2014-2015. After the message, stay tuned for open-floor questions and answers with Dr. Pinn. Please tell your friends who might be interested in a Humanist speaker and service. Dr. Anthony B. Pinn is a renowned humanist autho...
'Sex & Spirit' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar)
January 04, 2015 17:30 - 34 minutes - 64 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, January 4, 2015, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION In this months Simple Gifts Journal I wrote: "More and more Americans are developing a sex-positive spirituality. For a long time religion in the west has had a conflicting relationship with sexuality. Yet many people in the 21st Century realize that part of being whole and healthy involves freeing our sexual lives from guilt, ...
'Revolution' - (Rev. Tamara Lebak)
December 28, 2014 17:30 - 31 minutes - 58.7 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, December 28, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Tamara Lebak, Adjunct Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION John Howard Yoder writes, "If we are ever to rescue God's Good News from all the justifiable but secondary meanings it has taken on, perhaps the best way to do it is to say that the root meaning of the term evagelion would today best be translated as "revolution.'" A revolution is a dramatic and wide-reaching change in the way some...
'Bridging Between Hopes and Dreams' - (Bishop Carlton D. Pearson)
December 21, 2014 17:30 - 35 minutes - 65.4 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, December 21, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson, Guest Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION King Solomon of old wrote: “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when dreams come true, there is life and joy.” Proverbs 13:12 One of the kindest most gracious wishes people give to someone they admire or care for is, “May all your hopes and dreams come true”. There is a strange, usually strained and direct connection betw...
'Solstice' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar)
December 21, 2014 16:30 - 26 minutes - 48.3 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, December 21, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION In this season when our current culture bombards us with commercialism, consumerism, and Christian ardor, let us take a moment to step out of the clamor and remember the solstice and how nature is a source of our renewal and hope. People in ancient times were much more connected to the cycles of nature. They spent more time o...
'Pouring Fuel on the Fire' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar)
December 14, 2014 17:30 - 31 minutes - 58.2 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, December 14, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION A few weeks ago in the messages in the Traditional Service and at the Point, I described the new culture we are creating here at All Souls and in doing so the contribution we are making to the larger culture of Tulsa and the USA. On Dec. 14, I will share this message at the Contemporary Service in a slightly updated form. SUB...
'Hope Matters' - (Rev. Barbara Prose)
December 14, 2014 16:00 - 49 minutes - 90.3 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, December 14, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Barbara Prose, Executive Director of Ministry. SERMON DESCRIPTION Do you believe the world will be a better place in 100 years? It’s a tough question, so here it is again. Do you believe the world will be a better place in 100 years? I asked the leaders of our social justice teams this question. What’s your answer? Defense attorney, Jill Webb, asks all potential jurors the same que...
'Pandora's Box: Where Real Hope Resides' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar)
December 07, 2014 17:30 - 27 minutes - 50.2 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, December 7, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION In this message, Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar lifts up the ways that real and lasting hope is found amidst the struggles and pain of life. We are not supposed to run from our pain, but run toward it. Our wounds are also wombs through which our hope and destiny is born. In order to follow our bliss, we must first follow our blis...
'Darkest Truth' - (Mia Wright)
November 30, 2014 17:30 - 7 minutes - 13 MBThe poem was delivered on Sunday, November 30, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Mia Wright, Poet. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: VIEW ON YOUTUBE: SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH OTHER VIDEOS: GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: Twitter: All Souls Church Website:
'We Are Ferguson' - (David Ruffin)
November 30, 2014 16:30 - 25 minutes - 47.3 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, November 30, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by David Ruffin, Resident Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION There are walls around me. Walls around all of us. Walls of misperception, yielding walls around our hearts, all of which have erected structural walls of injustice in our country and world. Racism in America is a particularly malicious misperception, whose walls not only continue to imprison the heart of this country, but prove lethal...
'Immigration: Coming Together As a Nation to Give Thanks' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar)
November 23, 2014 16:30 - 9 minutes - 17.5 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, November 23, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION On Sunday, November 23rd, All Souls will have one combined service at 10:30 AM with music from many of our different choirs (Children’s, Youth, Cherubs, New Dimensions and the Adult Choirs will all participate). Children are asked to bring fruits or vegetables to add to our cornucopia in the front of the sanctuary. All of the...
'Coming Together: at Church' - (Rev. Barbara Prose)
November 23, 2014 16:30 - 10 minutes - 19.8 MBThe homily was delivered on Sunday, November 23, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Barbara Prose, Assistant Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION On Sunday, November 23rd, All Souls will have one combined service at 10:30 AM with music from many of our different choirs (Children’s, Youth, Cherubs, New Dimensions and the Adult Choirs will all participate). Children are asked to bring fruits or vegetables to add to our cornucopia in the front of the sanctuary. All of the fo...
'Coming Together: at Home' - (David Ruffin)
November 23, 2014 16:00 - 9 minutes - 17 MBThe homily was delivered on Sunday, November 23, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by David Ruffin, Resident Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION On Sunday, November 23rd, All Souls will have one combined service at 10:30 AM with music from many of our different choirs (Children’s, Youth, Cherubs, New Dimensions and the Adult Choirs will all participate). Children are asked to bring fruits or vegetables to add to our cornucopia in the front of the sanctuary. All of the food will...
'What You Appreciate, Appreciates' - (Bishop Carlton D. Pearson)
November 16, 2014 17:30 - 39 minutes - 73.4 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, November 16, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Bishop Carlton D. Pearson, Guest Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION To appreciate means to recognize the full worth of something and to be grateful for it. When something appreciates, it rises in value or price. Appreciation and thanksgiving connect directly to forgiveness and are not just a reactionary emotions; they are causative energies. They are effective keys by which anyone may “meet l...
'Church for the 21st Century' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar)
November 16, 2014 16:00 - 30 minutes - 56.7 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, November 16, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION There are four ways that we give of ourselves that deeply impact the quality of our lives and relationships. We don’t do it for our own benefit necessarily, but this kind of generosity of heart and soul is something that gives back even as it gives away. MAKE A PLEDGE for 2015: MAKE A DONATION: SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: VI...
'Forgiveness According to Jesus' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar)
November 09, 2014 17:30 - 22 minutes - 42 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, November 9, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Stephen Mitchell in his book "The Gospel According to Jesus" distills all four Christian gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) into one unified gospel. In doing so, he makes the case that essentially Jesus was teaching two things: Love and Forgiveness. In the Contemporary Service this Sunday I will lift up what of real value ...
'Where Is Justice in Forgiveness?' - (Rev. Gerald Davis)
November 09, 2014 16:00 - 27 minutes - 50.1 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, November 9, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Gerald Davis, Affiliate Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Ever so often, when you hear "forgive and forget," do you want to shout, "Where's justice?" Is forgiveness so easy that we ignore the consequences of the wrong and just forge ahead? If you have ever really tried to forgive, you know that forgiveness is work. But it is a beautiful work that evokes discovery. From evocation can come...
'Anything Is Possible' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar)
November 02, 2014 21:00 - 13 minutes - 23.9 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, November 2, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION A message for Michelle Murphy and all those wrongfully incarcerated. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: VIEW ON YOUTUBE: SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH OTHER VIDEOS: GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD THIS LOVE BEYOND BELIEF: LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: Twitter: All Souls Church Website:
'What If... No One Forgave?' - Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar (Contemporary Service)
November 02, 2014 17:30 - 29 minutes - 53.4 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, November 2, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION When we forgive we free ourselves. When we have a shift in our heart around the harm someone has done to us, or that we have done to another, that shift is liberating. One of my favorite quotes on the subject has been: Forgiveness is “letting go of the hope of a better yesterday.” It is about finding a way to release ourselves...
'What If... No One Forgave?' - Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar (Traditional Service)
November 02, 2014 16:00 - 25 minutes - 46.1 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, November 2, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION When we forgive we free ourselves. When we have a shift in our heart around the harm someone has done to us, or that we have done to another, that shift is liberating. One of my favorite quotes on the subject has been: Forgiveness is “letting go of the hope of a better yesterday.” It is about finding a way to release ourselves...
'End It!' - (Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar)
October 26, 2014 15:00 - 23 minutes - 44.1 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, October 26, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Dr. Marlin Lavanhar, Senior Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION The End is Near! At least the end of our sermon series on Endings and New Beginnings is coming Oct. 26th. It has been one of the most rich series we have done in a long time. In this concluding message I will explore some of the factors that keep us from ending things that we know need to stop. It is common to maintain habits,...
'Breaking Away' - (Rev. Barbara Prose)
October 19, 2014 16:30 - 28 minutes - 53 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, October 19, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Rev. Barbara Prose, Assistant Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION In the Gospel of Luke, chapter 14, verses 25-27, it is written, “Now great crowds accompanied him, and he turned and said to then, ‘If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own c...
'Humanism: Creed of the 21st Century' - (James Croft)
October 19, 2014 15:00 - 22 minutes - 42 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, October 19, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by James Croft, Guest Speaker. SERMON DESCRIPTION Join our guest speaker, James Croft, Research and Education Fellow at the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard, as he discusses the new Humanism of today and its relevance in creating new beginnings in religious and secular thought. SUBSCRIBE TO AUDIO PODCAST: VIEW ON YOUTUBE: SUBSCRIBE TO WATCH OTHER VIDEOS: GIVE A DONATION TO HELP US SPREAD T...
'You're Not in Trouble, You're in Transition' - (Gina Gauthier Pearson)
October 12, 2014 16:30 - 26 minutes - 49 MBThe sermon was delivered on Sunday, October 12, 2014, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by Gina Gauthier Pearson, Guest Minister. SERMON DESCRIPTION Complete Sermon Title: "You're Not in Trouble, You're in Transition - Making, Managing and Mastering Change" Transition is the process or period of changing from one state or condition to another. There is a global shift in religious and societal sensibilities in this 21st century. Resenting and resisting change results in unneces...